News Council faces tough assignment on Nixon bias claims
The National News Council votes to request specifics from White House aides Ron Ziegler and Kenneth Clawson about alleged biased coverage from November 1972 to October 1973. The group, funded by eight foundations, includes public and media members and aims to influence opinion rather than redress local grievances.
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National News Council
White House
Ron Ziegler
Kenneth Clawson
North Vietnam
Archibald Cox
Watergate
National Council
Roger J. Traynor
California Supreme Court
Robert McKay
New York University
National Review
Council
Leave it up to voters on Congress attendance
A Congressional move by Rep. Clarence Miller proposes a constitutional amendment to expel members missing 40 percent or more of votes. The editorial questions the need for such a change, arguing constituents already reflect attendance in elections and other issues like campaign financing and seniority deserve more attention.
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Congress
Clarence Miller
Ohio
Rep. Miller
House
Senate
Sophia
Pauline Fields
Energy crisis seen as shared challenge not catastrophe
The piece argues the energy crunch will prompt sacrifice and new habits without wrecking the economy. Kissinger and Simon offer cautious optimism, predicting limited disruption, possible nuclear expansion, shale oil viability, and coal abundance, with a few years of adjustment and no need for panic.
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Simon
Kissinger
Whittier
Press councils and voluntary limits shape free press
The text argues the House adjourned without an energy bill and promotes voluntary standards for news. It notes the National News Council led by Roger Traynor aims to study threats to free press, citing a Florida Supreme Court ruling and British experience with a voluntary Press Council that favors flexible standards over rigid codes.
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House of Representatives
Spiro Agnew
Congress
Agnew
National News Council
Roger Traynor
California Supreme Court
Florida Supreme Court
Miami
Press councils and voluntary watchdogs shape free publishing
The piece argues for voluntary press councils in Britain and America, noting the British Press Council's tussles with government and a sustaining ruling after a court contempt probe. It praises Accuracy in Media for watchdog work and suggests voluntary boards could review complaints while recognizing a newspaper may choose abstention.
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Paul
Accuracy In Media
Abe Kalish
Press Council
America
Board of Review
National News Council
Letter to the Editor on Food Stamp Program Critique
A letter criticizes federal food stamps as phony citing delays in workers compensation and low grocery aid. The writer describes hardship with two children and contrasts alleged abuse by others collecting stamps, while demanding reforms.
Mark My Words You Said It Pop
A column of家庭 anecdotes and reader letters includes a parent lament about talking over children and a Marine drill term. a Franklin reader criticizes welfare and meat shortages, while another letter condemns profanity in the paper and questions coverage of a death story.
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Marine Corps
Warren County
Linda S. Runnells
Lynn St. Franklin
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates
The Journal published daily by News Journal, Inc. in Middletown Ohio lists subscription prices for newsstand, home delivery, motor route, and mail options. Rates include 1Sc weekday, 25¢ Sunday, 80c weekly, 3.47 in 12 installments, 3.20 in four weeks, 10¢ monthly service, and 30 per year inland or 896 outside the USA per year.
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U.S
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